Deserved promotion. French actress and director Valérie Lemercier, who has been mistress of ceremonies for the César du cinéma three times, will this time be the president of their 49th edition, on February 23, 2024 at the Olympia in Paris, announced this Monday, organizers.
Valérie Lemercier, now aged 59, was the host of the French cinema awards evening in 2006, 2007 and 2010, alongside Gad Elmaleh. As president, she will succeed actor Tahar Rahim, who occupied this mainly honorary role during the 2023 edition.
“Valérie Lemercier is an inseparable figure from cinema”
“Winner of three Césars and three Molières, Valérie Lemercier is an inseparable figure of cinema, theater and television, but also of the history of the Césars,” said the Académie des Césars and the channel in a joint press release. television channel Canal+, which broadcasts them.
Valérie Lemercier was discovered by the public in 1988, in the humorous television series “Palace”. In 1994, she won her first César, for best supporting actress, for the cult comedy “Les Visiteurs” by Jean-Marie Poiré.
She then won the same César in 2007 for the film “Fauteuils d’octet”, directed by Danièle Thompson. Finally, she won best actress, in 2022, for her sixth film as director, “Aline”, inspired by the life of singer Céline Dion.